Trump likely to meet Xi and Putin at APEC summit in China

President Donald Trump said Sunday he will likely meet with his Chinese and Russian counterparts on the sidelines of next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China, calling the potential trilateral meeting "interesting." Trump told reporters that many topics could be discussed, citing Iran's denuclearization and ending their war. The Wall Street Journal reported in October that Russian President Vladimir Putin had proposed a summit with the American and Chinese presidents to negotiate a deal ending the war in Ukraine with terms favorable to Russia. The idea was raised by Putin during his October 9 phone call with Trump, during which the two leaders agreed on a diesel delivery deal, according to a former Russian intelligence officer informed of the matter.